Toxic waste crime boss jailed
Toxic waste gang successfully prosecuted by the Environment Agency
A gang of four waste bosses were successfully prosecuted by the Environment Agency for illegally storing tonnes of dangerous chemical waste, some of which ended up fly tipped across the North of England.
During sentencing Her Honour Judge Badley said that all four defendants were "Persistent in the pursuit of profit, increasingly bold and acted outside the regulations clearly for financial motives".
Discovery of hazardous chemical waste illegally dumped in roadside laybys across Yorkshire, Lancashire and Shropshire, prompted a nationwide investigation by the Environment Agency, code name Operation Pandora.
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